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Celebrating 30 years at
Hytek Lifetime
achievement award
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ell-known to many working in fuel oil distribution, Andy Seal, sales and
operations director at Hytek (GB) recently celebrated 30 years with the
Hertfordshire-based company.
Since joining Hytek as an eager 18-year-old back in 1988, Andy has
worked in almost every department in the company, with his passion for products
leading him into sales and customer services. By March 2000, Andy had been
appointed as sales manager and in 2005 he was made a director.
“I’m most proud to be able to say that 30 years on, our founding principles are still
n recognition
of his role in
building Inver
Energy’s fuel supply
business over
nearly 15 years,
and his success
in establishing
Inver as a much-
loved forecourt
brand in the Irish
market, Chris
O’Callaghan was
recently awarded
Ireland’s Forecourt
& Convenience
Retailer Lifetime
Achievement Award Award winner – Chris O’Callaghan
2018.
Chris has continued to lead Inver’s Irish operations
since Greenergy’s acquisition of Inver last year. In
addition, as board director at Greenergy, Chris also leads
Greenergy’s branded retail business in the UK which
supplies more than 450 independent dealerships.
Following 18 years at Chevron working in the USA,
Singapore and London, Chris moved back to Ireland in
2004, taking a shareholding at Inver Energy and becoming
managing director.
At that time Inver Energy was a black oil and coal
Group managing director, Nicola Stamp presents Andy with a special 30th anniversary
celebration cake. For a copy of Hytek’s product catalogue email [email protected]
distribution business based in Foynes. Chris led the
company’s expansion into marine fuels and into the UK,
as true today: we sell to the trade only; we make it easy to buy from us; we stock all the acquiring Texaco’s UK fuel oil and marine business and its
items we offer; we deliver products within 24 hours; we understand what we sell and we Cardiff terminal. 2010 saw the opening of a new deep-
water import terminal in Foynes, 50% owned by Inver,
take responsibility when issues arise.
enabling Inver to further diversify into road fuels.
“Andy’s enthusiasm for the business is what makes him such a pleasure to work
Fuel Oil News Irish correspondent Aine Faherty speaks
with,” said Nicola Stamp, group managing director.
“For 30 years Andy has been instrumental in the company’s growth and I foresee with Chris on page 17.
the same being true for many years to come.”
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